Amnart Boonloi^a, Withada Jedsadaratanachai^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-13, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.26

Abstract CFD analyses of flow characteristics and heat transfer topology in a heat exchanger duct (HXD) placed with three various configurations of the double V-baffles (DVB) are reported. Parameters of interest are DVB height ratios (b/H = 0.05 – 0.25), gap spacing ratios (g = 0.05 – 0.40), flow directions (+x, -x), and DVB configurations (Type I, II and III). Laminar flow with Reynolds numbers (based on the inlet conditions) between 100 – 2000 is measured. The present problem is solved with the finite volume method (a commercial program). Fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics in More >

Sreedham Chandra Adhikari¹, Ratan Kumar Chanda¹, Sidhartha Bhowmick¹, Rabindra Nath Mondal¹, Suvash Chandra Saha^2,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 429-451, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.018145 - 22 November 2021

Abstract Due to widespread applications of the bent ducts in engineering fields such as in chemical, mechanical, bio-mechanical and bio-medical engineering, scientists have paid considerable attention to invent new characteristics of fluid flow in a bent duct (BD). In the ongoing study, a spectral-based numerical technique is applied to explore flow characteristics and energy distribution through a loosely bent square duct (BSD) of small curvature. Flow is accelerated due to combined action of the non-dimensional parameters; the Grashof number Gr (=1000), the curvature (=0.001), and the Prandtl number Pr (=7.0) over a wide domain of the Dean… More >

Amnart Boonloi^a, Withada Jedsadaratanachai^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, pp. 1-11, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.27

Abstract Numerical predictions on heat transfer characteristic, flow topology and thermal performance assessment in a square duct are presented. The passive technique, insertion of the vortex generator, is opted to develop the heat transfer rate in the square duct heat exchanger. The vortex generator of the present research is Double V-Orifice (DVO). The square duct equipped with DVO is tested with various parameters. The influences of DVO height, b, to the duct height, H, or b/H, gap spacing between the outer edge of the orifice and the duct wall, s, to the duct height or s/H… More >

Amnart Boonloi^a, Withada Jedsadaratanachai^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.15, pp. 1-15, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.15.13

Abstract Simulated examinations on convective heat transfer and flow topology in a square duct heat exchanger placed with wavy thin rib (WTR) are presented. The influences of WTR heights, pitch distances and flow directions on flow and heat transfer characteristics are investigated for the laminar flow regime at the inlet condition (Re = 100 – 2000). The finite volume method (SIMPLE algorithm) is picked to analyze the numerical problem. The numerical validations; grid independence and verification of the smooth duct, are presented. The simulated results of the heat exchanger duct placed with WTR are reported in More >

Amnart Boonloi^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.5, pp. 1-12, 2014, DOI:10.5098/hmt.5.8

Abstract A mathematical analysis of the heat transfer enhancement, thermal performance and flow configurations in a heat exchanger square duct with diagonal inserted plate vortex generators is presented. The 30o V–shaped baffles are modified and placed on the double sides of the thin plate or frame (with no plate) which inserted diagonally in the square duct. The effects of blockage ratio (b/H, BR), the pitch ratio (p/H, PR), flow direction (V–Downstream and V–Upstream) and configuration of inserting plate are investigated for Reynolds number based on the hydraulic diameter of the square duct, D_h, Re = 100 –… More >

H. Naj^1,2,3, G. Mompean^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.53, No.2, pp. 181-206, 2009, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2009.053.181

Abstract The aim of this work is to predict numerically the turbulent flow through a straight square duct using a nonlinear stress-strain model. The paper considers the application of the Craft et al.'s model [Craft, Launder, and Suga (1996)] to the case of turbulent incompressible flow in a straight square duct. In order to handle wall proximity effects, damping functions are introduced. Using a priori and a posteriori investigations, we show the performance of this model to predict such flows. The analysis of the flow anisotropy is made using the anisotropy-invariant map proposed by Lumley and More >